Lafrae Olivia Sci

LaFrae Olivia Sci is a rock, jazz, and session drummer. She is also a composer, arranger, and bandleader who was musical director for Sandra Bernhard's Broadway musical Everything Bad and Beautiful.[1] She participated in the jazz ambassadors program.[2]

LaFrae is a founding member of the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls.[3] She leads a music education program sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center[4] designed to expand the jazz knowledge of middle school musicians in New York City.

She has performed with Burnt Sugar,[5] Hot Caramel with Irene Cara,[6] and she formed The 13th Amendment with members of Melvin Van Peebles wid Laxative.[2] LaFrae played with Bumblefoot from 2000-2003 and recorded with them on two albums, Uncool and 9.11. She recorded with Reuben Wilson, Andrew Beals, and Doug Monroe on "Boogaloo to The Beastie Boys – A Tribute."

LaFrae has received press from Modern Drummer[7] and TomTom magazine.[8]

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